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EMPOWER!. NS Rural Communities Foundation AGM Brennan Caverhill - April 30, 2009 - Truro, Nova Scotia. Disclaimer. Outline. About MTRI Facility Main Building, Bunkhouse, and Portable Station Research Aquatic Health, Forests, Species at Risk Education Seminars, Workshops, and more! - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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NS Rural Communities Foundation AGM
Brennan Caverhill - April 30, 2009 - Truro, Nova Scotia
EMPOWER!
Outline
• About MTRI– Facility
• Main Building, Bunkhouse, and Portable Station
– Research• Aquatic Health, Forests, Species at Risk
– Education• Seminars, Workshops, and more!
• EMPOWER!– Partners, Timeline, Main Objective
EMPOWER!
• “Creating a network of young environmental leaders in the
Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve”
EMPOWER!
• Partners– Kejimkujik National Park– Bear River First Nations– Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve
Association– Nova Forest Alliance– North Queens Schools– Lakehead and Acadia Universities
EMPOWER!
• Timeline– Spring: program research and development
• Hire junior high students for farm market– Communication skills, continuity
– Summer: program implementation• Hire high school students to do the work
– Technology, leadership, environmental/social issues
– Fall: conference, retreat, summary, visioning
• Considerations– Canon Envirothon– Gulf Of Main Institute